Self Esteem Test

Well, at least you were over 60%.  I am just amazed at everyone's results.  We definitely need to start discussing how being overweight is affecting self esteem.  Geeze being a li'l chunkee doesn't mean we aren't some way cool broads!

Mary

I might be assuming but I think that our weight might be a result of our self esteem.  At least for me, when I start feeling down or having problems I hook myself up with some ice cream.  It is the temporary fix.  I've never been skinny but when I was thinner I noticed that I gained weight gradually in times of depression.  I know I am a good person with tons of great qualities, but I have always had a hard time accepting myself and being proud of who I am.  I'm assuming a lot of us on this board are like that. 

For me, my weight has always affected my self esteem negatively.  From 18 to 22, I had great hard fought for self esteem.  When I gained 100 pounds in one year with the PCOS, most of it went out the window and I felt like a complete failure.

I know one thing.  If I had not taken the time to work on me being worth the deprivation, I never could have stayed on a diet.  But I started Atkins...the hardest diet on the planet, and just kept finding a way of working my way through the stress.  Talk about forced therapy!  What it all boiled down to for me was that it was about my health.  That changed my view of dieting.  Before I just wanted to look good...who doesn't?  Now, I'm all about preserving my health for old age.  Good news is that a great looking body is a healthy body! 

Mary   

I think it is so sad that weight has such a strong influence over minds.  It infuriates me that I let weight matter so much.  I'm not saying I don't want to lose weight because I do and I want to be healthy and feel good in my clothing.  But it's just upsetting to me that so many of us can't be comfortable and happy in our own shoes.  The mental reasoning of oh I'm not pretty now as a size 16 but once I hit size 8 I'm going to have a pretty nice body drives me nuts! Yes I was made fun of as a child and my weight has a lot to do with why I have self esteem.  But I know the fact that I have poor self esteem for other reasons contributes to my ocassional weight gain. =)  Hopefully that post made senes.... :::I'm begining to wonder:::

I have a friend that is a pretty big women and she is so comfortable and confident in her body!  I wish we could all be like that.  She is such an inspiration to me.  Although to be honest sometimes I worry about her weight for health reasons.  But I think she is wonderful and beautiful just the way she is.  I wish all women could feel beautiful just as they are.  

Mary I'm glad you took the time to work on yourself.  You are such an inspiration to many of us.  I love to read your posts!